| SLOE | Bullace-like fruit of the blackthorn, traditionally infused with gin for a rich red liqueur (4) |
| YEARENDING | Deanery awash with gin for one final time (4,6) |
| TRAPEZE | Hors d'oeuvre with gin for male in swingers' bar |
| MARS | Whether an iron-rich red areological sphere, where Nasa's Ingenuity once whirled, or a "work, rest and play"-helping chocolate bar with a surface that is slightly swirled, it's out of this world (4) |
| HIPS | Vitamin C-rich red fruits of the wild rose, used in syrups and teas, perhaps to the benefit of one's coxae (4) |
| KOLA | Carbonated beverage derived from the nut-like fruit of a tropical tree native to Africa (4) |
| ARIL | Bright-red berry-like fruit of yew tree - held by Marilyn (4) |
| HUNT | A quest for a rich reward (8,4) |
| CALI | City in S.W. Colombia, commercial centre for a rich agricultural area (4) |
| HAWS | Red, berry-like fruits of May trees (4) |
| RUBY | Rich red color |
| PHAT | Adjective for a rich bass line |
| AIRE | End for a rich man |
| SETH | Title for a rich Gujarati, e.g. |
| DAMSON | Bullace-like "Merryweather" drupe used for "cheese", cobbler, crumble, gin or hedgerow jam, quintessentially English and forming part of the core of a British orchard, yet whose name travels back to i |
| CHEESE | One of the wheel-like "fruits" of the marsh-mallow plant; Cheddar, Cheshire, Dorset Blue Vinny or other such pressed turophile's delight; a lemony conserve, also called curd; or, the proverbial antith |
| CHOCO | Cucumber-like fruit of the tropical vine Sechium edule, eaten as a vegetable in the West Indies and Australia (5) |
| PLANTAIN | The green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca, eaten as a staple food in many tropical regions |
| SLOEGIN | Red liqueur made from the drupes of the blackthorn plant (4,3) |
| EYE | Hole in a needle, said to be "easier for a camel to go through ... than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God", according to the Gospels (3) |
